The bendamustine-rituximab (BR) schedule is an efficient first-line therapy in Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM). A previous analysis of 69 patients who received this treatment confirmed a high response rate and good progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS). With a median follow-up of 76.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is higher in myeloma patients receiving immunomodulatory compounds. A VTE prophylaxis using low-molecular-weight heparin or aspirin is therefore proposed. Apixaban is an oral direct anti-Xa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The association between vasculitis and large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia has rarely been reported or investigated. Thus, we assessed the clinical and biological phenotypes of LGL leukemia associated with vasculitis.
Results: We studied a series of 11 patients displaying LGL leukemia associated with vasculitis (LAV).
Background: Large granular lymphocyte leukemia is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder associated with autoimmune diseases and impaired hematopoiesis. This study describes the clinical and biological characteristics of 229 patients with T-cell or NK-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia.
Design And Methods: The diagnosis was based on a large granular lymphocyte expansion (> 0.
Inorganic arsenic is a major environmental contaminant known to exert immunosuppressive effects. In this study, we report toxicity of As2O3, a trivalent inorganic form, toward isolated human hematopoietic CD34+ progenitor cells. Our results demonstrate that low concentrations of As2O3 (0.
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